Your wiki settings determine whether there is a single discussion forum, which will be listed at the top left of your screen, or a discussion forum on each page, listed in the top menu bar. You might use the discussion area as a place to solicit information or feedback, or you might leave it open as a way for families to communicate with you. Your purpose in setting up the discussion will determine whether you want one for the site or one for each page. Be sure to check "monitor this topic" if you want to receive an email to let you know when someone posts to your discussion.
Users
You can create user accounts for all of your students without providing any email addresses. As an organizer of a site, you can go under "Manage Wiki", then "User Creator". Either upload a list of user names and passwords, or copy and paste them into the text box. Continue to follow the wizard to finish creating the accounts. You should not use students' first and last names; consider using your name and/or school name followed by a number to create multiple accounts.
Widgets
Wikis allow you to embed a variety of tools, or widgets, into your website. These widgets can allow you to include video and audio resources directly in your site, without issues of copyright violation. You can also embed online resources such as documents and spreadsheets, calendars, and maps. More and more online applications provide code for you to embed their widgets in your site.
To embed a widget, use the wiki editor and click the widget icon. You can then select the type of widget you would like to embed. If you are embedding a widget from a site that is not on the list, select "other HTML" and copy and paste the embed code into the box. Your widget will show up as a gray box while you are in edit mode; so you will need to save and go to the view mode in order to confirm that your widget works properly.
Discussions
Your wiki settings determine whether there is a single discussion forum, which will be listed at the top left of your screen, or a discussion forum on each page, listed in the top menu bar. You might use the discussion area as a place to solicit information or feedback, or you might leave it open as a way for families to communicate with you. Your purpose in setting up the discussion will determine whether you want one for the site or one for each page. Be sure to check "monitor this topic" if you want to receive an email to let you know when someone posts to your discussion.Users
You can create user accounts for all of your students without providing any email addresses. As an organizer of a site, you can go under "Manage Wiki", then "User Creator". Either upload a list of user names and passwords, or copy and paste them into the text box. Continue to follow the wizard to finish creating the accounts. You should not use students' first and last names; consider using your name and/or school name followed by a number to create multiple accounts.Widgets
Wikis allow you to embed a variety of tools, or widgets, into your website. These widgets can allow you to include video and audio resources directly in your site, without issues of copyright violation. You can also embed online resources such as documents and spreadsheets, calendars, and maps. More and more online applications provide code for you to embed their widgets in your site.Poll created with free account at PollDaddy
To embed a widget, use the wiki editor and click the widget icon. You can then select the type of widget you would like to embed. If you are embedding a widget from a site that is not on the list, select "other HTML" and copy and paste the embed code into the box. Your widget will show up as a gray box while you are in edit mode; so you will need to save and go to the view mode in order to confirm that your widget works properly.